Hurdle Surname

101,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Hurdle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hurley,' a parish in Berkshire, near Maidenhead. This surname is very strongly represented in the New York Directory, but as Dennis, Michael, Cornelius, Patrick, and other popular Irish personal names are generally found as the prefix, it is hardly necessary to state that a large number of the instances are of Hibernian origin.

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Hurdle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2421:111,80112,142
England4061:137,23713,423
Canada3081:119,62912,601
Barbados2021:1,423307
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Panama821:47,7102,355
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Trinidad and Tobago431:31,7203,224
Israel251:342,30528,607
Bermuda191:3,436515
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3861:63,1497,319
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7011:71,6397,688

Hurdle (51) may also be a first name.

Hurdle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hurley,' a parish in Berkshire, near Maidenhead. This surname is very strongly represented in the New York Directory, but as Dennis, Michael, Cornelius, Patrick, and other popular Irish personal names are generally found as the prefix, it is hardly necessary to state that a large number of the instances are of Hibernian origin. Their derivation, therefore, must be sought for in that country.

Randolph de Hurlegh, Somerset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

(Prior) de Hurleye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(Prior) de Hurle, Berkshire, ibid.

John de Hurlee, prior of Windham, Norfolk, 1317: History of Norfolk.

1670. Baptised — Mary, d. Henrye Hurley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1772. Married — John Hurley and Helen Fladgate: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A parish in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hurdle Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hurdle Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hurdle is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurdle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hurdle is the 101,969th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,575,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Hurdle are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 51 people.

The surname Hurdle is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,242 people, or 1 in 111,801. In The United States Hurdle is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 16 percent reside, Virginia, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Hurdle exists in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Hurdle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hurdle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hurdle last name expanded 462 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 105 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hurdle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hurdle last name are 8.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Hurdle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $42,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% less than the national average, earning $44,755 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurdley92364/
Hurdler92102/
Hurdles922/
Hurdele922/
Khurdle921/
Hurdlee920/
Khurdele862/
Hordle83116/
Hirdle8339/
Urdile8310/
Hurdli831/
Aurdle831/
Hurdly830/
Hourdille80132/
Hürdler77135/
Hordley7775/
Gurdley7710/
Hurdeal773/
Hurdlih771/
Hirdley771/
Urdelle771/
Khurdly771/
Horddle770/
Ordle732/
Urdla731/
Urdelles711/
Ordley6738/
Hordli674/
Khourdajl673/
Churdhill672/
Hourdillé671/
Urdeal671/
Gourdelle671/
Urdhel670/
Ordille62208/
Urdilla6212/
Urdella623/
Gurdayl621/
Ordelle621/
Gurdelli570/
Ordly551/
Ordeal508/

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